46 RED DEER. 



bare ground they were visible from slot to 

 brow. They were the same two I had seen 

 previously on the heather, but then fur- 

 ther off. 



On the ruddy golden coat of the warrant- 

 able deer the bright sunlight shone, so that 

 the colour seemed unsteady, or as if it was 

 visibly emanating and flowing forth in un- 

 dulations. The same thing may be seen 

 about the white squares of rifle-targets under 

 the midsummer sun; though white, square, 

 and therefore by analogy well defined, there 

 is an unsteadiness of surface as if it came 

 a little towards you, and was wavy. The 

 deer are called red, and a few really appear 

 very red against the heather, but the greater 

 number of the stags are of a russet-gold, 

 and the hinds always more or less brown. I 

 do not know how to describe the stag's coat, 

 as he stood and looked at me, except by some 

 conjuncture of the colours red, or ruddy and 



